as in to delete
to make changes to (something written) so as to remove or obscure information
Because the victims were minors, their full names were redacted from public court records. The declassified documents were heavily redacted before they were released.
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Recent Examples of redact
Automated Data Remediation And Security Controls Data remediation includes various techniques such as masking, tokenizing, deleting and redacting.
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Anil Kumar Moka, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Although Swift's first name is included in Baldoni's texts, her name is redacted in Lively's.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Many of the technologies used by the NYPD are well known, with various details revealed in recent years in a variety of ways, including in reports by the city Department of Investigation, during criminal trials and in documents, though heavily redacted, from the City Comptroller’s Office.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Oddly, all entries for Tesla have their narrative redacted due to possibly containing confidential material, a courtesy that was extended to no other automaker bar some (but not all) reports from BMW.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2025
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Anil Kumar Moka, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Although Swift's first name is included in Baldoni's texts, her name is redacted in Lively's.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Many of the technologies used by the NYPD are well known, with various details revealed in recent years in a variety of ways, including in reports by the city Department of Investigation, during criminal trials and in documents, though heavily redacted, from the City Comptroller’s Office.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Oddly, all entries for Tesla have their narrative redacted due to possibly containing confidential material, a courtesy that was extended to no other automaker bar some (but not all) reports from BMW.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redact
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The mayor is also accused of creating and having aides create fake paper trails and of deleting messages with others involved in his misconduct.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The legislature deleted the video soon after, and the Senate recessed until 2 p.m. Hosemann was conscious and sitting upright as medical staff administered aid, Mississippi Today reported.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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This year's storms won't erase looming drought worries across the entire southwestern U.S., experts fear.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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But medieval transgender lives do illuminate that transgender people will not vanish even when the legal and medical systems strive to erase them.—
Sarah Barringer,
The Conversation,
18 Feb. 2025
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Hansi Flick turned towards the bench and energetically removed his black jacket.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Stunning stat: The city planted only 62 trees last year, according to the 2025 mayor's budget estimate, while pruning 2,300 trees and removing 1,500 others.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Redact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redact. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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